Category: everydayblog


  • How to stop your MacBook from turning on when you open the lid

    In 2016, Apple started including an auto power-on feature for its new MacBook models that activated when you opened the notebook lid or plugged in USB-C power when the lid was open. This is a cool little convenience if you don’t want the added step of pressing the power button — plus it could get…

  • Top Justice Department Officials Meet Prosecutors in Adams Case

    Justice Department lawyers in Washington were meeting on Friday with Manhattan federal prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams of New York City to discuss dropping the corruption case against him, people with knowledge of the matter said. Details of the meeting, held at the Justice Department building in Washington, were not immediately available.…

  • Sonos soundbars and speakers are up to $250 off for the Super Bowl

    I would have preferred any other Super Bowl matchup than another showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, but the world doesn’t revolve around me. Regardless, I love a good championship football game, especially one enhanced by an immersive sound system. If you’re in need of a home theater audio upgrade yourself,…

  • Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Onyx Storm’ Is the Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in 20 Years

    A few years ago, Rebecca Yarros almost quit writing. A chronic illness often left her dizzy and exhausted, making it hard to work or even stand at times. She wondered if the stress she was putting on herself was worth it. Then, she had the idea for a sprawling epic: a romance set at a…

  • Ugreen’s new wallet tracker is thinner and cheaper than the rest

    Like Eufy and Pebblebee’s wallet trackers, Ugreen’s Finder Slim features a rechargeable battery instead of a disposable one. Battery life is claimed to be up to 12 months between charges, which is much shorter than the three years Tile says its wallet tracker will work, but you can potentially keep using Ugreen’s for even longer…

  • After Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, Their Child Was Killed in a U.S. School

    Josselin Corea Escalante was 9 when she and her mother and younger brother left Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States, believing it would offer them safety. They ended up in Tennessee, where Josselin — whose family calls her Dallana, her middle name — celebrated turning 15 in 2023 with a spring quinceañera in…

  • MultiVersus’ next season will be its last

    MultiVersus will go offline at the end of its next season, Warner Bros. Games announced on Friday. The free-to-play brawler’s fifth and final season starts on February 4th and runs through May 30th, 2025, after which you’ll only be able to play against AI opponents or through local co-op. It will also no longer be…

  • DeepSeek’s Answers Include Chinese Propaganda, Researchers Say

    If you’re among the millions of people who have downloaded DeepSeek, the free new chatbot from China powered by artificial intelligence, know this: The answers it gives you will largely reflect the worldview of the Chinese Communist Party. Since the tool made its debut this month, rattling stock markets and more established tech giants like…

  • Apple asks court to halt Google search monopoly case

    Apple wants to ensure it has a voice in the remedies trial for the Justice Department’s search monopolization case against Google, and filed an emergency motion to stay the proceedings while it appeals the district court’s denial of its request to be more directly heard in the case. Mehta denied Apple’s request to take a…

  • Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.

    The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups. They are out of touch with America’s middle class. They are personified by a president who let inflation get the better of him and world events spin out of his control. As a result, the Democrats lost the White House as well…